Fishing reel



y- 1931- I V c. T. PFLUEGER 1,807,433

FISHING REEL Original, Filed June 26, 1924 2 Sheets-Slieet 1 May 26, 1931- CJT. PFLUEGER FISHING REEL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed June 26, 1924 3n unifot -35 stantially circular wal Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce r. I I-Lumen, or AKRON, o'aro, assrenon me man mm murmusome serum, or neon, onro, a conronarron or one rrsnme Original application fled June as, 1924, Serial No. 722,497, now Iatent no. masses Divided and mi applioatlon filed April 14, 1925. Serial in. 101,964.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels, the present application being a,

division of my patent for Fishing reels, granted May 4, 1926, No.\1,583 ,764.

I vention; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the inside of the gear casing; Fig 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but with the oil opening exfilolsed; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional new on the e 55, Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the closure spring member ;-Fi-g. 7 is a cross sectional view of the fishing reel on the line .7-7, Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the braking mechanism on the line 88, Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawin the reel therein illustrated includes t e usual end heads 1 and 1a connected by pillars 2 and between which end heads rotates a :spool 3, upon which the fishin line is adapted to be wound. The spoo 'is operated by suitable gearin in the casing 4 attached to the end hea 1a, said gearlng being actuated by the operatin handle 5. The sub- F'la of the gear casing 4 is provided with a suitable aperture 10 throu h which lubricant may be introduced 7 for .lu ricatin the mechanism within said casing. In or er to prevent the escape of the lubricant from said casing as well as the en-- trance thereinto of dirt and f other forei matter, a suitable closure is provided for sa1d aperture. Said closure comprises a circular member 13 located on the outside of the easing wall and provided with suitable operating through an e The object of the present invention is to adapted to yieldin y en means, such as a shank 11 provided on the outside of the casing with a head 11a for ma ers, theshank extendin slot 12 of the casing wa 4a and on the inside thereof being provided with an enlargement 14 which holds in place nipulation by the fin ongate the friction washer 15 and also serves to interlock the movable arts with a resilient spring later to. be descrlbedu By ap lication' of the fingers to the operat' hea 11a the closure 13 may be moved cover or expose the oil port 10. In the position shown in Fig. 3, the flanged head 13 of the closure covers the oil opening 10, but by sliding the closure to the opposite end of the elongatedslot 12, as in Fig. 4, the oil opening is exposed so that the mechanism within the gear casing 4 may be readily lubricated.

In order to insure the maintenance of said closure in proper position, either with the oil opening 10 covered or exposed,a suitable leaf spring 20 is provided. One end of said spring surrounds or is otherwise suitably as sociated with a cam member forming part of a brake control means, as will later appear, while the free end ortion' of said spring is go the headed end 14 of the closure shank, t us tending to move said shank outwardly and the spring washer 15 more firmly into engagement with the gear casing wall.

I In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a longitudinally disposed tongue 21 is struck up from the metal of the free end portion of the spring, and said tongue is provided with a centrally disposed, transverse depression 22 which rovides two seats or receses for the hehde end 14 of the closure shank. When said headed shank end in the first or end recess or seat 23, as indicated and forthto in Fig. 3, the'outer or flanged head 13 of the closure covers the oil openinglO. When the headed shank end 14 is in the second seat or recess 24, however, the closure shank is at the other end of the elongated casing slot 12 and the oil opening is ex osed, this being the position of the parts in icated in Fig. 4. If desired, spring 20 may be provided with a longitudinally disposed slot 25, Fig. 6, to increase its resiliency, as will be readily understood.

This spring member 20 not only insures the maintenance of the closure in proper ad justed position, so that there is no liability of the closure accidentally moving over and exposing the oil opening, but the closure is also ressed outwardly, as clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, so that there is but slight, if any, frictional engagement between the flanged closure head 13 and the outer surface of the circular wall 4a of the gear casing. Said wall surface is therefore not marred by sliding movement of the closure. AS a further precaution, however, for reventing the marring of said wall sur ace, the flanged closure head 13 may be provided with an inner marginal recess 26, so that only the a central portion of the closure head 13 engages the casing wall surface, and the wall surface area thus engaged is at all times covered or concealed by the closure head, regardless of whether said closure head is covering or exposing the oil opening 10.

As above mentioned, the anchored end of member 30 is operated to oscillate the bell crank lever and thereby move the brake member 47 into and out of braking engagement with the brake drum 49.

As varying degrees of movement of the cam member 30 produces varying degrees of braking effect upon the reel spool, it is apparent that it is quite necessary or desirable v to prevent accidental movement of said cam the leaf spring 20 is associated with a cam member which forms part of a brake control means. In the present illustration, the anchored end of said springis in the form of a split clamping ring, the arms 20a of which snugly surround and frictionally hug a red'uced neck or shank portion 31 of a cam member 30, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. q

,The brake mechanism here illustrated is of the same construction as disclosed in the application of Francis M. Case, for a Fishing reel, filed March 31, 1923, Serial No. 629,040 to which application reference may be had, if

' desired.

Said brake mechanism includes a rotatable operating member or button 40 for manipulating the cam member 30, said button being arranged outside the gear casing 4 and being secured to said cam member by a screw 41, as clearly indicated in Fig. 5. Said cam member controls or is efiective upon one arm 42 of a bell crank lever mounted upon a bracket 43 carried by the reel end head 1a. The other arm 44 of said lever extends through an elongated slot 45 in said end head and has secured thereto one end of a spring wire 46. The other end of said resilient wire is suitably anchored or secured to the reel end head 1a, while the intermediate portion of said wire is provided'with a brake member 47, movable radially between guidmg flanges 48 into and out of braking engagement with a cylindrical brake drum 49 provided upon one end portion of thespool shaft 3a. It will thus be seen that by mampulating the rotatable button 40, the cam member from the position to which it has been adjusted. By having the leaf s ring 20 associated with said cam member in t e manner illustrated, such accidental movement of said cam member is effectively prevented. As a further precaution, a spring washer 50 may also be placed beneath the cam manipulating button 40 for frictional enga ement with the gear casing wall 4a, thoug such washer is not really necessary.

A further feature of the present invention resides in the fact that rotary movement of the leaf spring 20 by or with the rotatable brake actuating member 30 is. effectively prevented by the engagement of said ring with the oil hole closure, and that sli ing movement of said spring by or with said slidable closure is effectively prevented by the engagement of said spring with the brake actuating member.

What I claim is:

1. In a fishing reel, a frame structure, spool operating and controlling mechanism therein, two operating members cooperating with said mechanism, one being slidably and the other rotatably mounted upon said frame structure, and a single means cooperatin with both of said operating members an secured to one thereof for maintaining them in adjusted position.

1 2. In a fishing reel, a frame structure, spool operating and controlling mechanism there- 1n, two operating members coo erating with saidmechanism, one being sli ably and the other rotatably mounted uponsaidi frame structure, and a single means cooperating with both of said operating members for maintaining them in adjusted position and provided with means by which it is secured to one of said operatin members.

3. In a fishing reel, a rame structure, spool operating and controlling mechanism therein, two operating members coo erating with said mec anism, one being slidhbly and the rotatably mounted upon said frame structure, and a single resilient 'member having a body portionengaging' and effective upon said slidable member and resiliently resisting its ad- ]ustment and also provided with arms em bracing and resiliently effective upon said rotatable member both for mounting the resilient member upon the rotatable member and for frictionally resisting rotatable adjustment of the latter.

4. In a fishing reel, a frame structure,spo0l operating and controlling mechanism there in, two 0 erating-members cootfereting with said mee anism, one being sli ably and the other rotatably mounted upon said frame structure, and a singleresilient membef'provided with arms embracing said rotatable member for mounting it thereupon and frie tionally engaging the rotatable member to resist its ad ustment and also having a body portion interlocked with and frictionally engaging said slidable member for frictionally reslsting its adjustment and for also preventing lateral motion of the resilient member about the axis of the rotatingladjustment.

In testimony whereof I ereby aflix my signature. CHARLES T. PFLUEGER. 

